Acronym List in Alphabetical Order
HazCollect Principles and Non-weather Emergency Message (NWEM) Best Practices


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Key for undefined acronyms in Source/Type:
GEN = General usage
ORG = Organization name
TECH = Technical term

Acronym
Definition
Source/Type
ADR
Administrative Message
EAS/NWR
AMBER (Alert)
America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response
DOJ
API
Application Programming Interface
TECH
AVA
Avalanche Watch
EAS/NWR
AVW Avalanche Warning EAS/NWR
AWIPS
Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System NWS
CAE
Child Abduction Emergency
EAS/NWR
CAP
Common Alerting Protocol
OASIS
CDW
Civil Danger Warning
EAS/NWR
CEM
Civil Emergency Message
EAS/NWR
CMAS
Commercial Mobile Alert System
FCC
COG
Collaborative Operating Group
FEMA/DMIS
CRS
Console Replacement System
NWR
CSEPP
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
FEMA
CTA
Call To Action
NWS
DHS
Department of Homeland Security
ORG
DMIS
Disaster Management Interoperability Services
FEMA
DM-OPEN
Disaster Management Open Platform for Emergency Networks
FEMA/DMIS
DOJ
Department of Justice
ORG
EAS
Emergency Alert System
FCC
EM
Emergency Manager/Management
GEN
EMA
Emergency Management Agency
GEN
EMWIN
Emergency Managers Weather Information Network
NWS
EOP Emergency Operations Center
GEN
EOP
Emergency Operations Plan
GEN
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ORG
EQW
Earthquake Warning
EAS/NWR
EVI
Evacuation Immediate
EAS/NWR
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
ORG
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
ORG
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standards
NIST
FOC
Full Operating Capability
NWS
FRW
Fire Warning
EAS/NWR
HMW
Hazardous Materials Warning
EAS/NWR
HRG
HazCollect Review Group
NWS
IOC
Initial Operating Capability
NWS
IPAWS
Integrated Public Alert and Warning System
FEMA
LAE
Local Area Emergency
EAS/NWR
LECC
Local Emergency Communications Committee
EAS/NWR
LEPC
Local Emergency Planning Committee
EPA
LEW
Law Enforcement Warning
EAS/NWR
LP
Local Primary
FCC/EAS
NAB
National Association of Broadcasters
ORG
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology
ORG
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
ORG
NUW
Nuclear Power Plant Warning
EAS/NWR
NWEM
Non-weather Emergency Message
NWS
NWR
NOAA Weather Radio
NWS
NWS
National Weather Service
ORG
NWSI
National Weather Service Instruction
NWS
NWSTG
National Weather Service Telecommunications Gateway
NWS
NWWS
NOAA Weather Wire Service
NWS
OASIS
Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
ORG
REPP
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program
FEMA
RHW
Radiological Hazard Warning
EAS/NWR
SAME
Specific Area Message Encoding
NWR
SECC
State Emergency Communications Committee
FCC/EAS
SOP
Standard Operating Procedure
GEN
SPW
Shelter In Place Warning
EAS/NWR
SR
State Relay
FCC/EAS
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
TECH
TOE
Telephone Outage Emergency
EAS/NWR
UGC
Universal Geographic Code
WMO
VOW
Volcano Warning
EAS/NWR
VPN
Virtual Private Network
TECH
VTEC
Valid Time Event Code
NWS
WCM
Warning Coordination Meteorologist
NWS
WFO
Weather Forecast Office
NWS
WMO
World Meteorological Organization ORG